St Andrew’s Church will be used as a polling station on Thursday 4th May from 7.00am – 10.00pm. The church is fully accessible. For the first time you will need to show Photo ID in order to vote. Photo IDs acceptable are: UK passport, UK driving licence, older person’s bus pass, disabled person’s bus pass, […]
Children and their mothers and grandmothers gathered joyfully at St Andrew’s on 19th March, Mothering Sunday, to prepare posies of flowers. First they joined everyone else for a short time of worship when the leader, Revd Steve Fisher, encouraged everyone to think about ‘What did mothers ever do for us?’ They then rushed out to […]
Donations at our Commitment for Life service on 2nd October and our Christmas Christian Aid collection totalled an amazing £622.50. Thank you to everyone who contributed. Revd Dr Kevin Snyman led our Commitment for Life Service. Kevin is the United Reformed Church Programme Officer for Commitment for Life and brought first hand news of the […]
Everyone is welcome to our services. Come and join us! We meet on Sunday morning 18th December at 11.00am for a service led by our children, celebrating the Colours of Christmas for the fourth Sunday of Advent. Our Carols by Candlelight service is at 6.30pm the same day. We will sing favourite carols and our […]
Chesterfield Secondary Schools brought their students’ art work to St Andrew’s for the annual exhibition sponsored by Chesterfield Rotary Cub. Students, teachers, parents and friends crowded the church for the opening ceremony on Saturday morning, 8th October 2022. The Mayor of Chesterfield, Councillor Tony Rogers, handed certificates to all the students with art on display. […]
The Beehive Baby and Toddler group got off to a flying start with a launch party in St Andrew’s Church Hall on Saturday 30th July. A bouncy castle, wheelie toys, a baby mat and toys and a play table for toddlers filled the hall and an ice cream van parked outside, all to the delight […]
Poppy Thorpe helped to present and launch URC Children at the meeting of the United Reformed Church General Assembly at the Hayes Conference Centre in Swanwick, Derbyshire on 9th July 2022. Poppy says it was “her best day ever” and hasn’t stopped talking about it. She contributed to the presentation and discussion and in the […]
After Pentecost Sunday worship we gathered in the garden to plant a rowan tree in celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Every child had a chance to add some soil – here Beatrix prepares to dig! This rowan, also known as mountain ash, has yellow berries and joins the rowan with traditional orange berries, we […]
High on a hill in Nepal at the Leprosy Mission Anandaban Research Centre, pioneering work is taking place to reach the greatest height of all – ending leprosy. But the lab is at risk of closing due to its age, limited facilities and the effects of the major earthquake in April 2015. When he led […]
“I am so looking forward to beginning my new ministry in Derbyshire” declares Revd Caroline Andrews as she prepares for her induction as minister of the North Derbyshire Resource Area. After an unexpected last minute change the service was held by Zoom on 26th February and you can watch it on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQH30m0QiI0 A service of […]
